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I haven't got my hands on Uncanny X-men #1 yet but god Wolverine and the X-Men was terrible. The Artwork was painful and hard to distinguish who was who. It was so rough and edgy that i thought the artist had some writing problem. I'm kinda outraged with what has happened to the X-Mansion. Why in God's name is it a freaking circus? It looks like a spaceship with its very own ice room! Kitty looks Asian for some reason. What the hell possesed them into thinking the danger room could be rebuilt after what happened the last time? Is anyone else hating the comic? Overall i thought it was a book wt=ritten for children by children

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Originally Posted by hydrox500

I haven't got my hands on Uncanny X-men #1 yet but god Wolverine and the X-Men was terrible. The Artwork was painful and hard to distinguish who was who. It was so rough and edgy that i thought the artist had some writing problem. I'm kinda outraged with what has happened to the X-Mansion. Why in God's name is it a freaking circus? It looks like a spaceship with its very own ice room! Kitty looks Asian for some reason. What the hell possesed them into thinking the danger room could be rebuilt after what happened the last time? Is anyone else hating the comic? Overall i thought it was a book wt=ritten for children by children

To be completely honest... I hope it fails. I really do. Not just sales wise but philosophy wise as well.

1) The kids being kids angle didn't work for the Original 5, or the New Mutants, or Gen X, or the Young X-Men... why would it work now?

2) What's is going to happen when Beast finds out that the great new headmaster of the Jean Grey School for whiney pussies who run away from their problems is still running X-Force secretly? Is he going to go back and apologize to Scott for being a dick? Is he going to go running back to the Avengers? Or will he just cave and accept that "oh it's just that crazy Wolverine up to his old shenanigans again. LOL"

3) And let's talk about the great headmaster. I'm on so many different teams how am I ever going to find time to help mold the children of the future, especially when it was my job on Utopia and I am the one who dropped the ball and failed Edie in the first place because I needed a brewski instead of watching out for the kids.
a) I am also a giant hypocrite considering I taught Kitty, Jubilee, and Rogue how to be stone cold killers and fighters but the poor little African girl doesn't deserve to go down that road.

Ugh I am so pissed at Marvel for doing this... the worst of it is that they seem to be deliberately setting Wolverine up for success what with him having the majority of X-men while Scott is stuck with a bunch of reformed villains. I know most fanboys hate Scott but the truth is Cyclops is right, Wolverine is wrong.

I will say this though, after reading some spoilers I am glad to see them bringing Lifeguard back as one of the "street team" members with Dazzler in SF.

All we want is a headrush, all we want is to get out of our skins for a while.

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And I'll say it right here and right now.

The first time any super-villain, whether its a super sentinel or Batroc the Leper, shows up on the door step of the school. Logan will have failed. As soon as the kids have to take up arms in order to defend the school his whole philosophy is out the window. Gone. Kaput.

All we want is a headrush, all we want is to get out of our skins for a while.

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I think his characterization is going to remain filed under "needs work" for now. He sounds like Zorro the Gay Blade. We've only seen his first appearance so I'm reserving final judgement until we get to know him better.

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Oh FFS we are getting Wolverine and the X-Men issue 1 in October and Uncanny in November.

Really Marvel! Don't get me wrong I like Jason Aaron writing Wolverine but seriously I can understand why they chose him to split against Cyclopse but this means he's in the following books.

X-Men
Wolverine and the X-Men
Uncanny X-Force
Wolverine
Wolverine The Best There is (If it survives)
Astonishing ( again if it survives they are going to issue something on it).
Avengers
New Avengers
Moon Knight ( I know its Moon Knight's personality disorder but still).
Probably guest spots in Daken and X-23

Seriously want to smack the Marvel Arcitects lets just have a Marvel New U with Spiderman, Wolverine and a few others that are being milked to death. Sorry end of rant.

Just add Astonishing in March to the list.

"Flipping Dykes I though they were a myth like Weapons of Mass Destruction" Grace Adler.

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I think his characterization is going to remain filed under "needs work" for now. He sounds like Zorro the Gay Blade. We've only seen his first appearance so I'm reserving final judgement until we get to know him better.

Yeah, I kind of feel like he was there to shock people...but we've seen it so many times now. He's just kind of boring a bit.

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Finally getting caught up on the X-books. Seems a bit hypocritical that Hank is upset about X-Force still in action. He blew up at Scott and left Uptopia because it was formed, yet he's still staying at the school with Logan, now that Logan is still running X-Force.
Not sure where they're going with the Angel thing now that he's pretty much been erased. Personally, I think there would be more of a story if Warren had to come to grips with what he did as Archangel.

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God been so long since I was here. Loving AVX so far let's hope it doesn't disappoint like Fear itself. Anyway still reading most X books although I should really drop some. Loving X Factor and W&XM although someone please kill Ide. Enjoying Angel and Faith and Buffy also Green Lanterns, Red Lanterns and Green Lanterns New Guardians. Picked up astonishing have to say this new team may bring it back close to what it once was.

Cannot wait until The Avengers comes out this coming Thursday!!!!!!!!

"Flipping Dykes I though they were a myth like Weapons of Mass Destruction" Grace Adler.

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Loki,
I use Midtown Comics. You can either subscribe so they'll send you the new issues of your chosen titles, or you can pick and choose. You can also choose whether you want them sent as soon as they come out or once a month. I choose once a month to save on shipping. If your order is over $75, shipping is free.

Irish,
I am loving AVX too! The newest Wolverine and the X-Men was pretty good although I think the art is terrible. I'm looking forward to daddy Gladiator showing up at the school!

I picked up the new Astonishing X-Men yesterday in which Northstar has a pretty big role, but everyone keeps calling him Jean Claude. Did I miss something? His name is Jean Paul. What gives?

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What gets me is Kyle is always refered to as his long time partner yet he didn't appear until post Uncanny issue 500. As far as I know you never got wind that Northstar was seeing anyone long term. At least with Rictor and Star their relationship started in the 90s.

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I think we'll be pushing our luck though soon if the big two comics companies keep having major gay storylines. I'm gay and even I'm getting sick of it. I mean, no-one makes a big deal about interracial relationships anymore.

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Originally Posted by goldenmoth

I think we'll be pushing our luck though soon if the big two comics companies keep having major gay storylines. I'm gay and even I'm getting sick of it. I mean, no-one makes a big deal about interracial relationships anymore.

I dare say that may be the point. To create enough exposure so people don't even care anymore?

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I meant that it was cheating - they advertised a "major character" and this is an alternate version of a minor character from decades ago who just happens to share a title with an actual major character.

That we are capable only of being what we are, remains our unforgivable sin.
- Gene Wolfe

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I don't know, I've been a pretty avid fan of Justice Society for a while now so for me, the perspective has been that Alan Scott is a major character. I understand he isn't a member of the JLA, so he doesn't carry the extra-media star power that Superman, Batman, or Wonder Woman carries....

And hopefully they make him a bigger character. If Earth 2 really takes off then he will be a bigger character by default. I really like it. I have my fingers crossed for a DC Animated feature down the road.

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Astonishing X-men #51 is out today, with Northstar and Kyle's wedding as the main event. While coming in the middle of a storyarc that has nothing to do with it, the issue is almost exclusively dedicated to the wedding, yet it still feels a bit short and glossing over the controversy that people expected from it. There isn't much "choosing sides" here, not much conservative drama, and I actually like that. The wedding feels much more real with the main problems being the grooms being nervous about it.

The art does the event enough justice, even though Mike Perkins isn't going to be a favorite of mine any time soon. The real gem here is Marco Djurdjevic's variant cover (posted above) which blows me away. The digital image doesn't do it justice - in real life the coloring is perfect and the artwork is just breathtaking.

All in all, Marvel's first gay wedding passes with flying colors. Can't wait to see what half-baked sensationalist rip-off DC will come up with...

That we are capable only of being what we are, remains our unforgivable sin.
- Gene Wolfe

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I like AVX but seriously too Avengers biased, yes I know the Phoenix Force took other hosts but it was Stark's flipping doing. I honestly think Cyclops is being honest, he's pigheadedness isn't allowing him to see what's happening. But seriously time for team Cyclops to get a bit of love and the Avengers some hate, the last time I saw any hate was in Legacy when they arrived at the school.

"Flipping Dykes I though they were a myth like Weapons of Mass Destruction" Grace Adler.

I am really enjoying the AvsX, and am actually xcited to see where it all ends up - who is it that dies? My guess is going to be Xavier. It plays into what Marvel has planned for NOW and it seems like the only end result for his character's arc: eventually the teacher must step aside, and Xavier would never do that unless his character was completely taken off the board.

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I bought an Alpha Flight graphic novel over the weekend. Apparently it's part of some bigger Marvel story arc about fear or whatever.

I loved how stereotypically Canadian the team is. I liked the story, the art, the characters. I am looking forward to the next volume.

There isn't a new volume. It was supposed to be an 8 issue miniseries, then the first couple of issues sold so well that Marvel said it was going to be an ongoing series. Then they backed off that and canceled it after the original 8 issues.

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Originally Posted by loki81

this thread is a little dead, but just taking a shot in the dark... does anyone use any software/cellphone apps for managing their comic collections?

I'd kill for something that could automatically notify me each week of which issues are going on sale so I know when to go to the store, and keep track of which issues I already have so I can avoid buying duplicates.

I don't know of software that tells you this weeks releases - although there are websites that list them.

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I don't use the comic software as my collection is mostly boxed up waiting the day I have time to deal with it - but their software for CD's / DVD's and Books works great.

Yeah, I can second the recommendation for the team at collectorz.com. A nice product. Like you, I too use their book cataloging software regularly - great for managing my collection, I like the way you can add an item just based on UPC/barcode entering - and in the past, the music cataloging software.

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Finally caught up on Avengers vs X-Men. Wow. Cyclopes arrested--and happy that the no more mutants curse has been broken. The other four former Phoenixes in hiding. Xaiver dead. Where do we go from here? I really enjoyed this story and look forward to what comes next.

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So the next X-Men movie is going to be based on the Days Of The Future Past story. I'm a huge Rogue fan, do you think they'll bring her back to the big screen? And if that's the case, would Anna Paquin return? I wouldn't be opposed to recasting her, I think she doesn't look the part at all...but knowing Bryan Singer he won't, he'll probably use her if she's available.

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Just wanted to say this. I do not know if you have read let alone heard of this comic. However I ask of you guys please give the comic X-Treme X-Men a shot or a look at least. I cannot guarantee you it will be your cup of tea, but I personally enjoy it. I only say this because sells are low and I would hate to see such a unique comic go away.

Eternal youth and endless life. I'll sacrifice everything and everyone to obtain it

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I did give X-Treme X-Men a shot, but it just wasn't my cup of tea. I think there are just too many X-books right now for me to keep track of everything and the multiple universes/Xaivers was just adding to confusion. With that being said, here are my current thoughts on the rest of the books:

All-New X-Men--so far, I'm loving it. I have to admit that when I heard they were bringing the original X-Men from the past, I was skeptical, but I'm interested to see where they're going with it. I'm also enjoying Cyclopes and Magneto and their little band of outlaws.

X-Men--the last two issues focused solely on Domino and Daredevil. I'm not a huge fan of either, so I'm hoping next month will be better.

Astonishing X-Men--Still loving the relationship between Northstar and Kyle and the last couple of issues have really added to Warbird's character.

X-Men Legacy--This book has been a total cluster since the reboot. I'm not sure even Legion can understand what is going on in his head. I'm hoping this book takes a different turn and is not just all about Legion.

Uncanny X-Force--The book had a decent run. Now I'm interested to see the next series. I'm also excited to see a Marvel book that doesn't include Wolverine for a change. Seriously, the guy is in everything. He's not THAT great.

X-Factor--bit of a different book and seems they stretch the storylines out quite often, but I'll keep reading.